Asian nations given anti-piracy guidelines OFFICIALS from 16 Asian nations meeting at an anti-piracy meeting in Manila last week, were presented with proposed guidelines on piracy countermeasures that will soon be considered by the International Maritime Organisation.
PSA's Feb throughput up locally, overseas PSA Corporation handled 4 per cent more containers in Singapore and 29 per cent more worldwide in February than a year earlier, thanks mainly to its Belgium acquisition.
NOL should sell tanker arm: UBS Warburg NEPTUNE Orient Lines should seize improved market conditions to sell its tanker arm and focus on its 'core competency' of container shipping to 'restructure its balance sheet', says UBS Warburg.
Military hardware stretching Kuwaiti ports to the limits THROUGHPUT at Kuwaiti ports is being pushed to the limits as US and British forces work furiously to unload enough hardware to support an invasion of Iraq by more than 200,000 soldiers.
Air and Land Transport
Airport group takes Manila to int'l court A Filipino-German consortium which built a controversial passenger terminal at Manila airport said yesterday it would seek arbitration at an international court to compel the Philippines government to honour its contract.
Qantas-Air NZ tie-up: Aussie govt still concerned
EADS has 299m euro 2002 net loss due to space division
Asian nations given anti-piracy guidelines OFFICIALS from 16 Asian nations meeting at an anti-piracy meeting in Manila last week, were presented with proposed guidelines on piracy countermeasures that will soon be considered by the International Maritime Organisation.
PSA's Feb throughput up locally, overseas PSA Corporation handled 4 per cent more containers in Singapore and 29 per cent more worldwide in February than a year earlier, thanks mainly to its Belgium acquisition.
NOL should sell tanker arm: UBS Warburg NEPTUNE Orient Lines should seize improved market conditions to sell its tanker arm and focus on its 'core competency' of container shipping to 'restructure its balance sheet', says UBS Warburg.
Military hardware stretching Kuwaiti ports to the limits THROUGHPUT at Kuwaiti ports is being pushed to the limits as US and British forces work furiously to unload enough hardware to support an invasion of Iraq by more than 200,000 soldiers.
Air and Land Transport
Airport group takes Manila to int'l court A Filipino-German consortium which built a controversial passenger terminal at Manila airport said yesterday it would seek arbitration at an international court to compel the Philippines government to honour its contract.
Qantas-Air NZ tie-up: Aussie govt still concerned
EADS has 299m euro 2002 net loss due to space division
EU may soften stance on single hull phase out The European Union may yet give ground on its stance on the phasing-out single hull tankers, on the understanding that the International Maritime Organisation revisits the terms of its 2001 global single hull phase-out timetable at July's Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting.
Opec split on plans to suspend oil quota limits THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries remains split on plans to suspend oil quota limits in the event of a US-led attack on Iraq.
South Korean yards set pace as owners snap up 2004 berths South Korean yards have set a blistering pace to 2003, recording the highest number of orders ever set in a two-month period.
Lloyd's on track for £3bn profit says Moody's LLOYD'S is heading for a combined profit of around £3bn ($4.9bn) from the 2002 and 2003 years of account, Moody's Investors Service has forecast.
Project boosts extended gate hours Survey aims to find broad support for marine terminal operators to extend their gate hours.
Air market to slow in '03: Study Worldwide growth in ocean freight is expected to exceed air freight for the first time in 13 years, a researcher says.
Tankers continue to load Iraqi crude Soaring rates and worries over supplies spur a market scramble ahead of a possible attack led by the United States.
WTSA reaffirms reefer rate increase
Senate creates Homeland Security subcommittee
Strong profits for Exel
Crowley adds U.S.-C. Amer. ro/ro
Lines offer intra-Asia service
Wallenius Wilhelmsen shifts Canada sales
High court rules for workers in railroad asbestos case
European unrest: Antwerp closed, but no strike in Rotterdam Container operations in the Port of Antwerp remain paralysed today by a strike against the EU Ports Package, while Rotterdam's dockers will not join this week's planned strikes.
Zim defends Australia/East Asia presence amid liner rift Zim has taken the unusual step of formally denying rumours that it is about to quit Australian trades, as the line battles to protect its position on these routes.
Report finds weaknesses in US Customs' systems
Transpacific carriers to apply BAF 'much more diligently'
Bank finds merger potential as rates recover
Tide turns in Brazil, as Sepetiba bags major customers
Customs wrests control at DHS
Port Qasim tariffs to be cut in rate war with Karachi
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